Can't EXPORT or RENDER in PREM CC!! "Error compiling movie. Unknown Error."

I am using PMW200 MXF files alongside 5D MKiii files - I finished the edit and went to render/export and it won't let me do either! I can't get the edit out of the software and I have a deadline in an hour.
I only bought the software today (have been using the trial version and I am just coming from FCP 7 - I get this error:
"Error compiling movie. Unknown Error."

Hello Bill
The Adobe KB Article (http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/kb/error-compiling-movie-rendering -or.html ) does not answer the question asked, because the end of the error message is "Unknown error" which is not listed in this article.
I often encouter this error which is a RANDOM error which occurs only with pictures (4256x2832 .jpg or more when I use panoramic pictures with more than 50 MPx) but never with video (1920x1080 HD .m2ts) from my camcorder. The only way I found to do a complete render is :
- save and close the project without editing it,
- close Adobe Premiere Pro (CS6 or CC, same error),
- reopen Premiere Pro and reload the project,
- resume the render.
If I render WITHOUT Mercury Playback Engine : all is perfect, no error but the render needs very much more time.
My own conclusion : this render crash might be due to VRAM oveflooded during render with Mercury Playback Engine (this might be checked and monitored with the freeware GPU-Z).
My GPU is GTX 570 with 1280 MB VRAM and the render are only full HD (H.264 1920x1080i).
If you have a solution except remove the GPU and purchase a GTX 770 OC 4 GB VRAM, I am waiting for it.
My actual system :
- CPU Intel core i7 970 (6 cores, overeclocked to 3,9 GHz),
- MoBo : Intel DX58SO2,
- RAM : 24 GB,
- GPU GTX570 with VRAM 1280MB (Nvidia driver allways up-to-date),
- HDD : RAID 10 with four WD 1002FAEX (7200 tpm, 64 MB cache),
- OS W7 64 SP1, 64 bits (allways updated)
Regards
Jacques

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